Lakewood Varsity vs Bosco

Going into this game I knew it was going to be a tough battle for Lakewood and would test them and their drive towards victory.

Bosco took an early lead while Lakewood fought hard for each and every point they put on the board, which I thought spoke hard and true as to what their capable of. With a new head coach and a lot of untested players, Lakewood continued to fight and move the ball. Even though when the final whistle blew and the scoreboard reading 35-31 Bosco, our boys showed that they have what it takes to hit the field hard.

Now as it was a tough game for Lakewood it was a tough game for me as well. There weren't many open field runs, which made it hard to capture the action that I strive for. In addition to that I had equipment problems. I knew in advance Lakewood would be wearing their black uniforms and planned on using my flash from either the second quarter or half-time on, but once I got it all set up I couldn't get my flash to fire and couldn't figure it out for the life of me. So I simply put my flash gear back in my pack and continued shooting without the flash.

Settings were manual (f/2.8, ISO 3200, 1/320)

It was a rough game for our boys and a rough game for me, so I will end this post with some shots of the beautiful young ladies who keep the crowd going and the team motivated.

Lakewood JV vs Bosco

Week two finds Lakewood pitted against Bosco. This was JV's first game of the season as Locke High, which we faced last week didn't have a JV team. So JV opened their season against Bosco yesterday at Lakewood.

This was a very close game to the last quarter when Bosco took the lead 21-14. Below you will find my favorite shots from this meetup ending with a few of the cheerleaders.

Tonight I'll be at Lakewood under the lights as our Varsity faces Bosco for their second pre-season game. Last week I didn't use a flash, but tonight Lakewood will be coming out in black so I think I may have to break out my flash for this game.

Lakewood Varsity vs Locke

Here we are, "Friday Night Lights" once again. I have to say this is the part of the year I so look forward to. I love shooting sports and anyone who knows me knows about my love and passion of capturing the action. There is nothing like a Friday night game under the lights with fans screaming and hollering at the top of lungs encouraging their team on. Now to be on the sidelines with the team brings the intensity to the next level. This part of the year is even more exciting as we have a bit of sunlight before the night becomes black.

Another aspect of high school football is none other than the cheerleaders who rightfully deserve their place on the field. I make every attempt to get some shots of them warming up prior to the games and the below shots show their athletic ability.

So enjoy these shots and thanks for stopping by.

Something I should add is my settings. I will set me camera to manual with an aperture of f/2.8. From this point I simply adjust my ISO to maintain the shutter speed I desire. As the game is played I'm constantly adjusting my ISO to keep my speed up, that is until I'm at the very low end of what I'll shoot with. Normally for these night games I'll use my flash, which I have set to my monopd about 2' below the camera. This will provide me with light under the helmets to capture the eyes, but for this game I decided to stay away from the flash and continued to shoot. My settings during this period were ISO 3200, f/2.8, and 1/320. The results are the last four shots in this set.

Lakewood Freshmen vs Locke

A day late, but the season has officially started with Lakewood opening up against Locke. Since their game was cancelled on Thursday it was rescheduled for Friday before the varsity game.

So here are some shots of the Freshmen team doing their thing.